Written answers
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Nursing Homes
306. To ask the Minister for Health if the temporary assistance scheme will be further extended to support private and voluntary nursing homes with additional costs due to Covid-19 (details... - Home Help Service
309. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30789/21] - Vaccination Programme
310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the spacing between the first and second dose of vaccines (details supplied) in view of concerns regarding the rapid spread of the Covid-19... - Hospital Facilities
312. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the use of a vacant building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30792/21] - Health Services
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons invited to take part in BreastCheck in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of persons screened for cancer by... - Disability Diagnoses
316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum in County Wexford aged between 0 to 4, 4 to 12 and 12 to 18 years of age, respectively in... - Home Care Packages
319. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of persons in CHO5 who have been awarded homecare hours but are still waiting to receive the allotted hours due to a shortage in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
320. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to date to the HSE of the Covid-19 tracker application; the daily numbers checking in their Covid-19 status; the number of close contacts identified... - Hospital Admissions
321. To ask the Minister for Health when a bed will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30817/21] - Health Service Executive
322. To ask the Minister for Health the procurement process for HSE services that use local taxi services; and if this is governed by a national process or decided locally per individual... - Medical Cards
323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied). [30835/21] - Departmental Expenditure
324. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the expenditure incurred by staff in his Department under the heading of travel and subsistence from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make... - Departmental Inquiries
325. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2019 to date; if external costs were incurred; if so, the... - Vaccination Programme
326. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that mandatory hotel quarantine is required for a WHO approved vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30921/21] - Mental Health Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who lives outside of the CHO areas chosen for pilot sites in relation to the model of care adults accessing talk therapies will have access to the... - General Practitioner Services
328. To ask the Minister for Health when out-of-hours general practitioner services will resume at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Dental Services
329. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dentists in County Carlow are not accepting medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Tests
330. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that private PCR tests are required for international travel after 19 July 2021; if HSE Covid-19 tests can be used for the purposes of international... - Cross-Border Co-operation
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of the cross-border directive scheme in 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively; and if those availing of the scheme did so in the... - Healthcare Policy
332. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the community ophthalmic services scheme for those over 12 years of age, beyond medical card holders and their dependants to include... - Assisted Human Reproduction
333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an amendment to the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 such that parentage shall be assigned to both parties in circumstances in... - Health Service Executive
334. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30960/21] - Medicinal Products
335. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by the HSE in relation to making the drug zolgensma available to persons who have a diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy; the... - Departmental Projects
336. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding current ongoing capital projects ongoing and future projects and the expected benefits of these projects and... - Health Service Executive
337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) is being closed down on 31 July 2021; and the alterative that has been put in place for its clients to continue to... - Disability Services
338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 91 teams targeted to be operational within children’s disability services by the end of quarter 2 2021 that are currently in... - Patient Transfers
339. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire for treatment; and if he will make a... - Health Services Staff
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of support staff by role such as PSA security, ushers, door staff and so on at centres (details supplied) during May 2021. [30966/21] - Mental Health Services
343. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the youth mental health pathfinder project; if a pathfinder national co-ordinator and regional leads are now in place; if... - Direct Provision System
344. To ask the Minister for Health if all residents in a direct provision centre (details supplied) in Meelick, County Clare have been vaccinated against Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1014 and 1015 of 31 March 2021, the breakdown by specific therapy category of the 100 therapy posts that were allocated... - Disabilities Assessments
348. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1014 and 1015 of 31 March 2021, the percentage of assessments of need that were overdue from 30 June 2020 that are now... - Health Services
350. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that is responsible for the establishment of the national psychology placement office; and the reason the office is still not in operation.... - Health Service Executive
351. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is still not funding counselling and educational psychology doctoral courses in line with clinical psychology doctoral courses; and if he... - Community Care
352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of community-based adult residential homes in each local electoral area in County Kerry; his plans to increase the number of... - Health Services Staff
353. To ask the Minister for Health the person who is the clinical lead in the HSE for dual diagnosis; the length of time they have been in situ; if an overview will be provided of their remit;... - Vaccination Programme
354. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 844 of 31 March 2021, the status of the establishment of a Covid-19 vaccination compensation scheme; and if he will make... - Medical Inquiries
355. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are available for Irish persons who need to travel to the UK for medical treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Service Executive
356. To ask the Minister for Health the status of respite for a person (details supplied). [31102/21] - Hospital Facilities
357. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Portiuncula Hospital, Galway 50-bedroom ward block development has not gone to tender; the reason only expressions of interest have been sought;... - Health Service Executive
358. To ask the Minister for Health the details regarding current capital projects ongoing and future projects and the expected benefits of the projects and associated investments for a hospital... - Programme for Government
365. To ask the Minister for Health the work that is underway in his Department to implement the Programme for Government commitment to provide free contraception over a phased period, starting... - Health Strategies
366. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the development of the new sexual health strategy in line with the Government’s commitment given in the recently published Healthy... - General Practitioner Services
368. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to extend the free general practitioner scheme to all children under 13 years of age. [31127/21] - Defibrillators Provision
369. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the registration and maintenance of automated external defibrillators which have been installed in a wide variety of places throughout the... - Vaccination Programme
370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31132/21] - Hospital Appointments Status
371. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31136/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have entered mandatory hotel quarantine; the number of those who have done so as a result of not having a PCR test; the number of... - General Practitioner Services
375. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31212/21] - Vaccination Programme
376. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to including younger age cohorts, 12-15 years old, in the vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Closures
380. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in facilitating a meeting with campaigners opposed to the closure of St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County... - Health Services Staff
385. To ask the Minister for Health the impact that the current IT difficulties within the HSE is having on a recruitment campaign (details supplied); if there is an obligation or intention to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
386. To ask the Minister for Health the dates he met with maternity hospitals on the lifting of restrictions for partners of women giving birth. [31272/21] - Departmental Websites
388. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to have a statement on the compliance of their websites and mobile... - Food Industry
390. To ask the Minister for Health if cold pressed cannabidiol food supplements derived from the EU hemp crop are regulated as traditional foods in Ireland; if the Food Safety Authority of... - Vaccination Programme
396. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure there is no delay in members of the public receiving their second dose of a vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Health Services
397. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31334/21] - Vaccination Programme
398. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31335/21] - Health Service Executive
401. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeframe for the return to normal service for the HSE after the cyberattack. [31389/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
403. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a vaccine (details supplied) is not being allowed as an authorised vaccine under the Irish system requiring those who have been vaccinated to spend... - Medicinal Products
406. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for the drugs payment scheme by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on the case. [31394/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
407. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Covid-19 restrictions are still in place in some hospitals in terms of maternity services; and the steps he is taking to ensure that partners and... - Disability Services
408. To ask the Minister for Health the position on the future of a residential intellectual disability community (details supplied); his plans for the current residents; and if he will make a... - Health Services
409. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE early intervention teams presently operating across the country. [31478/21] - Health Services Staff
414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric pain consultants by CHO; the average waiting times for appointments; the number of current vacant posts; and if he will make a... - Disability Services
416. To ask the Minister for Health if additional supports will be provided for early intervention services for children with a disability in north County Tipperary in the HSE mid-west region;... - Medicinal Products
423. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date on establishing an enquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when an enquiry will be... - Health Services Staff
425. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in the recruitment of six epilepsy nurse specialists which was agreed as part of the HSE Valproate Response Project in... - Covid-19 Tests
428. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of rapid antigen testing has been considered for airline travel within the European Union. [31511/21] - Vaccination Programme
429. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in cohort 7 receiving a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the... - Hospital Procedures
432. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31566/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
434. To ask the Minister for Health if it can be made mandatory for siblings of close contacts to remain home from school until test results are known to prevent further spread of Covid-19 in... - Food Safety
435. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that no conflict of interest exists in the appointment of a director of a company that produces baby milk formula to the Safefood Advisory... - Vaccination Programme
436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that immunocompromised persons who have received the first dose of a vaccine (details supplied) will receive a second dose using another... - Health Services
438. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances surrounding the relocation of the adult audiology service from St. Fintan’s, Portlaoise, County Laois to Tullamore, County Offaly;... - Disabilities Assessments
440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE early intervention teams currently operating nationwide. [31597/21] - Disability Services
443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE school age teams currently operating nationwide. [31600/21] - Health Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen day care centres given that the vast majority of the users are vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28587/21]
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